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May 20, 2021: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – New Approaches to Forming and Ritualizing Baptized Candidates for Full Communion (Mr. Jeremy Helmes & panel)
Resources:
- Preparation of Candidates for the Rite of Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church (Emily Besl)
- The Rite of Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil? (Emily Besl)
- How Does a Baptized Christian Become Catholic? (Emily Besl)
- VIDEO: Initiate Webinar (2020 Jan 30): Reception of Baptized Christians into Full Communion of the Catholic Church (Emily Besl)
- When Other Christian Become Catholic (Fr. Paul Turner)
May 6, 2021: Accompaniment (Mr. Nicholas Hardesty)
Resources:
- Your Parish Is the Curriculum: RCIA in the Midst of the Community, by Diana Macalintal
- “The Art of Accompaniment: Theological, Spiritual, and Practical Elements of Building a More Relational Church”, developed by Colleen Campbell and Thomas Carani, Catholic Apostolate Center
- TeamRCIA.com
Apr 22, 2021: All in the Family – RCIA in the Region/Cluster (Ms. Leisa Anslinger & panel)
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